2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

Not including kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence, were you (Ever told) you have kidney disease?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,276 169 3.9 3.2- 4.6 4,107 96.1 95.4-96.8
-Non-Hispanic White 2,673 95 3.5 2.8- 4.3 2,578 96.5 95.7-97.2
GENDER
Male 1,275 45 3.5 2.5- 4.8 1,230 96.5 95.2-97.5
Female 1,398 50 3.5 2.5- 4.8 1,348 96.5 95.2-97.5
AGE
18-34 491 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 318 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 415 16 3.9 2.3- 6.5 399 96.1 93.5-97.7
55-64 525 17 3.8 2.2- 6.4 508 96.2 93.6-97.8
65-74 521 35 6.9 4.9- 9.7 486 93.1 90.3-95.1
75+ 375 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 14 9.7 5.4-16.7 116 90.3 83.3-94.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 575 26 3.7 2.4- 5.5 549 96.3 94.5-97.6
Some Post-H.S. 828 28 2.9 2.0- 4.4 800 97.1 95.6-98.0
College Graduate 1,134 27 2.1 1.4- 3.2 1,107 97.9 96.8-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 158 14 9.8 5.5-16.9 144 90.2 83.1-94.5
$15,000- 24,999 252 16 7.4 4.3-12.6 236 92.6 87.4-95.7
$25,000- 34,999 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 308 14 4.7 2.6- 8.2 294 95.3 91.8-97.4
$50,000- 74,999 355 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 861 21 2.0 1.2- 3.2 840 98.0 96.8-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 851 65 7.7 5.8-10.1 786 92.3 89.9-94.2
No 1,751 27 1.4 0.9- 2.2 1,724 98.6 97.8-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 430 18 3.9 2.4- 6.3 412 96.1 93.7-97.6
Non-Veteran 2,231 77 3.4 2.6- 4.4 2,154 96.6 95.6-97.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 759 17 1.9 1.1- 3.2 742 98.1 96.8-98.9
Regional City or Suburban County 782 29 3.8 2.6- 5.7 753 96.2 94.3-97.4
Rural 1,132 49 4.3 3.1- 5.9 1,083 95.7 94.1-96.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,390 16 1.1 0.6- 1.8 1,374 98.9 98.2-99.4
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 822 43 6.0 4.2- 8.5 779 94.0 91.5-95.8
Unable to Work 202 28 13.8 9.2-20.2 174 86.2 79.8-90.8
Other not in Labor Force 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 214 14 7.2 3.9-12.7 200 92.8 87.3-96.1
151% to 200% 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,503 40 2.3 1.6- 3.2 1,463 97.7 96.8-98.4
HOUSING
Own 1,943 73 3.6 2.7- 4.6 1,870 96.4 95.4-97.3
Rent 553 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 161 13 7.8 4.3-13.5 148 92.2 86.5-95.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 521 26 5.2 3.3- 7.9 495 94.8 92.1-96.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 977 37 3.8 2.6- 5.5 940 96.2 94.5-97.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,175 32 2.5 1.7- 3.6 1,143 97.5 96.4-98.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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